Zarif to visit Beijing and Moscow before departing to Brussels for JCPOA talks
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is scheduled to first visit Beijing and Moscow and then fly to Brussels for consultations on the nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). “Zarif will start his diplomatic tour on Sunday to discuss the JCPOA. The trip will begin with China, which […]
Zarif to examine future of nuclear pact
TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday that he will spearhead a diplomatic effort to examine whether the other signatories of the JCPOA can ensure its full benefits for Iran in the face of U.S. withdrawal. “In response to U.S. persistent violations & unlawful withdrawal from the nuclear deal, as instructed by […]
Zarif to launch diplomatic effort to ensure JCPOA benefits for Iran
In response to US withdrawal from the nuclear deal, Iran’s foreign minister tweeted that he will launch a diplomatic effort to examine whether remaining JCPOA participants can unsure its full benefits for Iran. Mohammad Javad Zarif’s tweet which came after the US president announced that the United States will pull out of the nuclear deal […]
Leaving JCPOA to remain one of Iran’s options after May 12
Iranian Foreign Minister said that exit from the JCPOA will remain to be one of Iran’s options after the United States’ decision is announced on May 12. Speaking in Tehran after attending a Parliament session on Sunday, Mohammad Javad Zarif said during his recent trip to New York, he had talked with people who are […]
FM Zarif convinces opposing MPs
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif who attended Parliament on Sunday to answer the questions posed by Iranian legislators managed to convince the opposing MPs. In response to questions posed by MPs from Sistan and Balouchestan Province who were angry with Afghanistan’s mismanagement of water of a river which feeds a lake in Iran, Iranian […]
‘Bluster or threats won’t get US a new deal’: Zarif
Iran’s Foreign Minister Zarif, while criticizing European sides for appeasing US by giving concessions excluded from nuclear deal, stressed that ‘bluster or threats won’t get the US a new deal’. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif made the remarks in a video posted on his Twitter on Thursday. “For the first two years in my […]
Iran relies on own people as main source of power
Iranian foreign minister says that the people of Iran are the main source of its power, criticizing the Saudis for spending huge amount of money on foreign military equipment. Speaking at Amirkabir University of Technology in Tehran on Tuesday afternoon to commemorate Iranian “National Teachers’ Day,” Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that there […]
FM Zarif tells Lavrov hopeful to see Astana process bear fruit
The foreign ministers of Iran and Russia met in Moscow on the sidelines of the trilateral meeting of the foreign ministers of the guarantor states of Astana Process and voiced hope to achieve good results with the efforts for Syria. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met with his Russian counterpart, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, […]
Iran, Russia, Turkey meet to revive Astana talks after U.S. raid on Syria
MOSCOW – The foreign ministers of Iran, Russia and Turkey plan to meet in Moscow on Saturday to revive talks between the Syrian government and opposition groups. The meeting comes days after the U.S.-led attacks on Syria, a move which Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said have made the situation more complicated in the […]
FM Zarif to visit Moscow Saturday
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will leave Tehran for Moscow on Saturday. In the one-day trip, Zarif will attend a meeting with his Russian and Turkish counterparts aimed at discussing the latest developments in Syria, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi said on Friday. The trilateral meeting on Syria will be held among Russian, Iranian and Turkish foreign ministers, Sergey Lavrov, Mohammad […]